December 12, 2025
Whenever Carmine Balsamo strolls through his neighborhood and walks by the corner of Court Street and Third Place, he is passing a piece of his family’s history. On that street corner is a...
December 10, 2025
An estimated 600 people visited the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help on Dec. 10, where Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens (CCBQ) set up a free “toy shop” filled...
December 9, 2025
Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza looks even grander these days, thanks to the presence of a 25-foot-tall Christmas tree erected by the Diocese...
December 6, 2025
New York State is represented on a Christmas tree at the White House thanks to sixth graders from St. Francis...
December 5, 2025
The twinkling lights adorning Christmas trees in dozens of churches will shine a little brighter this year, thanks to the Maimonides Medical Center Celebration of Light program. This year, Maimonides is donating $1,000 to...
December 5, 2025
It’s probably a good thing Ronald Vallar is a history buff. After all, he’s a part of the history at Holy Cross High School. It’s where he went to high school as a...
December 2, 2025
She is known by various names, including the Virgin Mary, the Blessed Mother, and Mary, the mother of Jesus. Or simply Mary. But whatever name Catholics prefer...
December 2, 2025
Twenty-four years after he lost his firefighter son in the terror attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, retired FDNY Deputy Chief James “Jim” Riches was...
December 1, 2025
Joseph Poloso, a parishioner of Most Precious Blood Church for more than 50 years, helped unveil a newly refurbished statue...
November 25, 2025
At Our Lady of Hope Church, parishioners are working to solve the Catholic Church’s shortage of priests one prayer at...
